Quran 51:43 — Adh-Dhaariyat, verse 43
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And also in the Thamud: it was said to them, ‘Make the most of your lives for a while,’
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
wafī thamūda idh qīla lahum tamattaʿū ḥattā ḥīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And also in Thamood, when it was said to them, 'Take your enjoyment for a while!'
- Muhammad Asad
- And in [the story of the tribe of] Thamud, too, when they were told, “You shall enjoy your life for [but] a little while,”
- Sahih International
- And in Thamūd, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَفِىwafī | And in | — |
| 2 | ثَمُودَthamūda | Thamud | — |
| 3 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 4 | قِيلَqīla | was said | قول |
| 5 | لَهُمْlahum | to them | — |
| 6 | تَمَتَّعُوا۟tamattaʿū | Enjoy (yourselves) | متع |
| 7 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | for | — |
| 8 | حِينٍۢḥīnin | a time | حين |